Too much of a good thing, can make you sick.
The Bible in Proverbs 25 tells us that eating too much honey will make you vomit and spending too much time at a neighbor’s house will make them hate you. This is also true in parenting. Hovering parents who control their child’s choices force feed themselves to their children and the kids get sick of it. Well-intentioned stepparents do this, too. Back up a bit. Give strategic doses of yourself to a teenager, young adult, or a stepchild. Give them space and your influence will taste good.